Vehicle signal



March 27, 1928. 1,664,063

w. cRrrsER VEHICLE SIGNAL Filed April 1926-, 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I nventorttorney March 27, 1928. 1,664,063

l W. CRITSER VEHICLE SIGNAL Filed April 15. 19:??0 2 Sheets-Shea?. 2

Attorney Patented Mar. 27, 1928K.

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vsrILLI-AMV CItI'rsIIR, or "immensaCITY.. MICHIGAN, AssIGNon' TO'ALBER'Iw. Y BCNNELL, -or-TRAuEnsE CITY, MICHIGAN. f

vEiIICLE SIGNAL.

Appncation' mea April 15,1926. serial No. 102,197.

The present invention relatesfto a yvehicle ysignal designedparticularly for use upon automobiles, and may be located in anyconvenient position, preferably on the rear left `hand center.

An important. object of1 theinventiongresides in the provisionofafsignalofthlsv nature for indicating in whichdirectionthe driver of anautomobile intends to turnr. l0

means that willA light up and turn to point to the direction of theintended turn.

Another very important object ofthe invention lies in the provision ofan ,exceedingly compact combination signal includingdirection signallingmeans and stop signalling means. y v

A still further very important o bject Vof the invention resides intheprovision of a signal of this nature with an exceedingly.

simple construction, one whichis thoroughly reliable andr efficient inits operatiom easilytain novel features of constructioniand inV thecombination and arrangement of parts.

as will be hereinafter morefully described and claimed. L

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- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the signal embodying the features ofmyv invention, showing the same mounted on -a fender,

' Fig. 2 is a top plan -view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation thereof,

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section takenrsubstantially on the line lr-lofFig. 1, l, y

Fig. 5 is avertical section ltaken substantially on the line 5-5 of Fig.4,

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken through the cowl of anautomobile or like vehicle, showing the operating mechanism for thesignal,

Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail section taken substantially on the line 7-7of Fig. 6,l and Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic View showing the circuitsincident to the signal.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will Another very importantobject of Zthe, in- `-vention resides inthe provision ofja. signal 1.'of' this nature' with direction ,indicat1ng- Vith the above andnumerous otherpob-l derstood, of course, that the signal may besupported in anyy other convenient lor de-`l i bel-seen that 5designates the: rear left hand El `fender of r-an automobile on whichthe signal sirable location lon the automobile or like# vehicle. VThenumeral 6 denotes a casing mounted on brackets 7 and8 which are fixedVto the;fender.5 or other rsupport by suitable zfastenlng-elements 9..They rear end lof thefcasing 6 isfopen andhas extended thereacrossatransparent panel' 10'and an opaque panel 11lheld assembled to `thecasing. by

suitable fastening elements 12.` The'opaque Y panel 11 has openings 13shaped to form,

suitable indicia such as the word the like'. y Y

cc` Stoppa' QI. An opening 14 isv provided vil the-Iffvflnt fend-ofthe`casing ,6;for receiving one end of a tubular guide 15 which extendsfor--l wardly under thel automobile body 16 and then upwardly asisindicated specifically at 1'(v in'Fig. 6. `Av bracket 18 is mounted inthe casing 6to .one/side thereof and supports a socket 19 for receivingan incandescent bulb 20preferablypf the well known single contact type.e .i

vAn electric wire 21 leads from the socket 19 to a spring contact 22mounted on an insulating base 23 in the bottom and rear por.

`tion of .the vcasing 6. The, wire 21 is enl-gaged with'the contact 22,by a screw or like fastenin `element 24 whichv also 'holds one end of te spring contact 22.v on the'insulating base 23. This spring contact 22inclines.

v jupwardly and forwardly as is clearly seen in Fig. As is showndiagrammaticallyY in Fig. 8, the socket 19 ishg'rounded as at 25`through', the bracket-.18,"easing 6 andthe automobile. 1 i Y A Abracketw27- is mounted onfthe bottom of the casing6rising inwardlytherefrom and has pivoted thereon an arm '28 which isheld. in Aapredeterminedposition by a spring 29.

Apconnector 30is engaged with the upper end of theL spring contact 22land the upper end of the arm 278'; lAgflexible member 31 is engagedwith the upper end of the arm 28 and is trained through the guide tube19 coming out of an opening 32 provided thereinand engaged by a suitableclamp 33 with the brake rod 34.

A spring contact 36 has one end engagedv on the base 23 by a fasteningelement 37 which also engages therewith a wire 38 leadingfronrfa'bettenyvor other-isuitablef source of electrical energy39 which:is groundedat shaft') .cooper-ating with .the jqu'a'drant 60 soas tobexdisposed in any oneof'three posi- 40. This spring contact 36normallyhas'its 'tionsfcorresponding to theV notches 63 interminalsgspaced trompaa'xedacontact41 as will be explainedhereinaftentsaidwxed con-' jdiy:isnvingingithef-enank 62 to the right,the

tact 41 being mounted on the base by a screw 42 or some other suitablefasteningfelement. ,1

When the brake of the automobile is applied7 the movement f 'the brakelrod 1734 5 therguadnant r60. It will thus ,-be seen that arrow casing46 will be pointed to the right andathe incandescent bulb 40 lighted,and Awhen the crank is swung to the left, the casing `f461will`ifbe`swung to the left and the 10 .pulls upon the flexible memberlforrockbulb 48 lighted. When the crank is dising thea1'1n28, tensioning'thespring29, Aposed in'thefcentralnotch 63,'fw'hich2posinector 30 onthe spring contact 22 soi'aslto .thepin 153V" is" engagedwithfthehu-mp5'5lso engage said'contact"22xwith'the .contact"`36, therebyelosing acircuit to-"theincandescent bulb'20 as willbe 'quite'apparrent from-aninspection oFig. 8, 'thus A'lighting 'up "the casing "6 *to display the*Stop signal; y

v,Ashaft '45 isfjourna'led verticallyi'n the 20 casing and extendsthroughtheitopthereof,-

the upperfendofsaid shaft having mounted v thereon an auxiliary signalcasing46. i'llfhis auxiliarysignal .casing 46 isarnow-shaped and hasarrow/:shaped ftransparenc'ies j47 2ftherein, .an incandescent `bulb 48t*being 'mounted in the headportion'o'the auxiliary casing ,46. ,Thisincandescent bulb '48 `is Vmounted in an electric socket`49,tlre lsocketV49 and theL bulb v48 "being ,oftheiwell known signal contact type.'T'hebulb "48is.sho-wn the stationary contact 42. A sheave 52 iis fixed'to the shaft '.45 and "has a ''pin"43 .mounted eccentrically thereofflor 'engaging vide a pair of depressions l54 separatedbya- 'hump "55. v

The pin 53 V`is `normally Ain engagement 40 with 'the hump 155, l:fori-holding'fthespri'ng` ,.45 the hump "55 and :into 'engagement "with`one ofthe 'depressions ..54'thus: closing ythe circiiit ",betweenthecontact36 and the-contact 42 I"for lighting the' incandescent 'bulb 448.i

` A continuous"liexiblemernber *57, isltra'ined aboutithe sheave.52 andtheruns'thereoffextend through the tubular guide 15 4and .its extension1'7, said "flexible member 157 fbeing trained abolita seconds'heave58mounted on la'A shaft 559 fj ournaled through tithe dash of*the automobilefl. A quadrant bracket f60 `is .mounted on the instrumentboard :'61 l'ofthe the body 16 and acrank 62'-is-mounted Ionthe "tion',#and 'advantages *o'f l this invention Llwill "nowbe readily apparent toIthose skilled i in tthis -art without amore :detaileddescriptionthereof,V y"The @resent-embodiment of "the 5 invention 'islexceedingly compact @and `convenient in construction-fandApossess'es'the advantages ofrsimplicity, cheapnessfof manufacture,tlurability an'dfreliability andffe'ficiencyin operation. 'This 1embodiment has may be fresor'ted to'fwithout departing rom .thespiritlorf'scope yoi thel invention; as? here1nafter fclaimed, lor "sacrificingany 'of f-its .lad-

'vantages j Y y n Havingthusadescribedmyf-invention,what I claimas newisz; A I

An indicator VAdfthec'lassv fdescri'bed, fin- `luding, in `vcombination,la ceasing,V ia frotary 'element in *the casing and havingl an fec--centric' pin,'A a signal learried by lthe'rotating element, `astationary/contact, lia spring fcon- `tact engageable'l'with saidstationaryzfcontact,

said lpin @being '-abuttable 'with lsaid spring contact to force it outof `engagement with said lixed Contact when the signal fis in the'nonoperat'i've position, VA'asecon'dy spring contact, 'means Iforbending the second spring -Vbeen :disclosed Jmerelytby way ofgaexample,

10o es contactfto engage'-the'rst spring contact,fa

signal in open circuit with said spring icontacts, and -alamponfsaidjfirstmentioned signal ain open fcircuit with the "firstfspring contact'andthe stationary Contact.

JInftestlimony ywhereof FI Y a'tlixfmyY signature.

-WfrLLIAM GRITSEB

